Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)

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“Heartbreak Hotel”
"Heartbreak Hotel" single cover.
Single by Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price
from the album My Love Is Your Love
Released January 19, 1999
Recorded 1998
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 4:41
Label Arista
Writer(s) C. Schack, K. Karlin, T. Savage
Producer Soulshock & Karlin
Certification Platinum
Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price singles chronology
"When You Believe"
(1998)
"Heartbreak Hotel"
(1999)
"It's Not Right, But It's Okay"
(1999)
Faith Evans chronology
"Luv Me, Luv Me"
(1998)
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend"
(1999)
"What's It Gonna Be?!"
(1999)

"Heartbreak Hotel" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston, the first official single released from Houston's My Love Is Your Love album. The song also featured R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price accompanying her. "Heartbreak Hotel" peaked at number two on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart, number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was certified Platinum. The track received two nominations at the 2000 Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo losing both to "No Scrubs". by TLC. The video was nominated for Best R&B Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

It holds the distinction as being one of only three songs to be on both discs for Houston's 2003 Greatest Hits collection, in it's original and remixed formats. It is absent on the 2007 The Ultimate Collection.

[edit] Tracklisting

  1. Heartbreak Hotel (Original Radio Mix) (4:08)
  2. Heartbreak Hotel (Dance Mix) (4:20)
  3. It's Not Right But It's Okay (Dance Mix)(4:18)

[edit] Comprehensive Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 1 (7 Weeks)
UK Singles Chart 25
ARIA Singles Chart 17
France 7
Germany Singles Chart 61
Preceded by
"Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" by Deborah Cox
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single
February 13, 1999
Succeeded by
"What's It Gonna Be?!" by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet
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